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MelanieBen

Toward/towards; further/farther. At this point in my career, I am resigned to knowing I'll never get them right. about 24 hours ago via TweetDeck
Trying not to let aching knees & sore butt deter me from my bike ride. But probably should remember I'm no Lance Armstrong. 8:37 AM May 30th via TweetDeck
@brimeetsbooks Still can't get over the fact that Gatsby looks like he could be Daisy's father. Carey Mulligan is just too young. 8:51 PM May 29th via TweetDeck in reply to brimeetsbooks
Ugh. Just remembered I have to write the dedication & acknowledgment pages. Why do these cause me more angst than anything else? 4:06 PM May 29th via TweetDeck
I can't help but think of copy editors as stern schoolteachers constantly peering over my shoulder. 2:51 PM May 29th via TweetDeck
@JulieJustReads It's been giving me a problem for MONTHS, Julie! Lots of ideas, lots of feedback, no agreement. Until now! 9:41 AM May 29th via TweetDeck in reply to JulieJustReads
Yippee! Just got the go-ahead from my editor for my next novel - can't wait to start! But 1st, copy edits for the AMBASSADOR'S DAUGHTER 9:33 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
The Book Cellar has been good to me - please be good to one of their own who suffered a fire recently - bit.ly/JCithj 7:51 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
Watched PATTON last night. Best. War. Movie. Ever. 4:25 PM May 28th via TweetDeck
Am I the only person who finds the iTunes bookstore completely baffling? Hard to search, only top sellers in categories easy to find? 9:22 AM May 28th via TweetDeck
@skrishna To some people, the concept of spending money for a good book seems rather foreign. 8:19 AM May 28th via TweetDeck in reply to skrishna
Gentle hint: If you come to my website looking for a PDF file of any of my books, you're not going to find it. 8:17 AM May 28th via TweetDeck
Dear God, #Cubs. How many ways can you come up with to lose? This team could be beat by my neighbor kid's T-ball team. 9:22 PM May 26th via TweetDeck
Or - we're the only people who didn't leave town this holiday weekend! 3:57 PM May 26th via TweetDeck
Husband & I in the garden this beautiful evening; no noise at all from any neighbors. We feel like we're the last people left on earth. 3:57 PM May 26th via TweetDeck
Watering the flowers goes is so much more fun with a beer in your hand. #justsayin' 12:31 PM May 26th via TweetDeck
@SoulEyesTina Thanks! 9:22 AM May 25th via TweetDeck in reply to SoulEyesTina
Woot! MRS. TOM THUMB in the New York Times this weekend - nytimes.com/2012/05/27/boo… 8:00 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
@BellaStander Nothing keeps an author humble better than copy edits! 7:58 AM May 25th via TweetDeck in reply to BellaStander
Copy edits for THE AMBASSADOR'S DAUGHTER have arrived! Nothing beats seeing all your mistakes circled in bright red pencil. 7:40 AM May 25th via TweetDeck

Name Melanie Benjamin
Location Chicago area
Web http://www.melani...
Bio Author of the national bestseller, ALICE I HAVE BEEN, and THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. TOM THUMB